Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

तृप्यन्ति देवताः सर्वा स्तृप्यंति पितरो नृणाम् । वृद्धिश्राद्धकृतो गेहे जायते सर्वमंगलम्

Transliteration

tṛpyanti devatāḥ sarvā stṛpyaṃti pitaro nṛṇām | vṛddhiśrāddhakṛto gehe jāyate sarvamaṃgalam

Translation

Alle Gottheiten werden zufrieden, und auch die Ahnen der Menschen sind gesättigt. In einem Haus, in dem Vṛddhi-Śrāddha vollzogen wird, entsteht jeglicher glückverheißende Segen.

Word by Word

• तृप्यन्ति: are satisfied
• तृप्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• देवताः: the deities
• देवताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्ता

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (देवताः)

• तृप्यन्ति: are satisfied
• तृप्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद; पाठभेदः: ‘स्तृप्यन्ति’ इति लिप्यन्तर

• पितरः: the ancestors
• पितरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्ता

• नृणाम्: of men
• नृणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• वृद्धिश्राद्धकृतः: of the performer of vṛddhi-śrāddha
• वृद्धिश्राद्धकृतः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृद्धि-श्राद्ध-कृत् (प्रातिपदिक; वृद्धि + श्राद्ध + कृत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (गेहे इत्यस्य); तत्पुरुष (वृद्धिश्राद्धं करोति इति)

• गेहे: in the house
• गेहे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• जायते: arises/is born
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• सर्वमंगलम्: all auspiciousness
• सर्वमंगलम्: Karta (Predicate/प्रथमा-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + मङ्गल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तृपूरक/फल (predicate nominative); कर्मधारय (सर्वं मङ्गलम्)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A home filled with auspicious signs after vṛddhi-śrāddha: lamps lit, flowers, brāhmaṇas blessed, subtle presence of satisfied pitṛs above, devas bestowing boons; family gathered in peace.

Characters & Entities

• Devatās
• Pitṛs
• Vṛddhi-śrāddha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Harmony in the home is secured by simultaneously honoring gods and ancestors through prescribed śrāddha.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is specified; the verse emphasizes the domestic (gṛhastha) merit of vṛddhi-śrāddha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The performance of vṛddhi-śrāddha is recommended as a generator of sarva-maṅgala (universal auspiciousness) in the household.